Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye

~ Release by Marvin Gaye (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) (on 1964-07-10)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
53:01
2Your Precious Love43:05
3Ain't That Peculiar3.653:02
4If I Could Build My Whole World Around You2:24
5That's the Way Love Is43:46
6You're All I Need to Get By4.52:52
7I'll Be Doggone2.52:50
8I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
organ:
Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
background vocals:
The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 80) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119)
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
3.93:17
9Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
producer:
Norman Whitfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recording of:
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
writer:
Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Agate Music
cover recording of:
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
writer:
Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Agate Music
42:58
10What's Going On
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
background vocals:
Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 4), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 4) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6)
recording of:
What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stone Agate Music Corp., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.253:53
11Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1967-10-06)
background vocals:
Valerie Simpson (in 1967) and Nickolas Ashford (on 1967-10-06)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1967-10-06) and Tammi Terrell (on 1967-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1967-10-06)
recording of:
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (on 1967-10-06)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (from 1967 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:17
12Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)43:01
13Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (, on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1971-03)
mellotron, piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
solo tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist) (in 1971-03)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1971-03) and Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (in 1971-03)
arranger:
David Van dePitte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan
4.73:17
14Trouble Man
producer:
Marvin Gaye
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye
arranger:
Dale Oehler (in 1972)
recording of:
Trouble Man
lyricist:
Marvin Gaye
composer:
Marvin Gaye (in 1972)
publisher:
Jobette Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.23:52
15Let's Get It On
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
percussion:
Emil Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label), Motown Record Corp. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
remix of:
Let’s Get It On (album version) by Marvin Gaye
recording of:
Let’s Get It On
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
44:02
16Distant Lover
recording of:
Distant Lover
lyricist:
Sandra Greene
composer:
Gwen Fuqua (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music and NMG Music
4:19
17Got to Give It Up, Part 1
producer:
Art Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Got to Give It Up
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Publishing
4.154:15

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ASIN:US: B00004T9UK [info]